Open AccessTerracotta Pipelines at Maloutena: Remarks on the Water System in the Residential District of Ancient Nea Paphos, Cyprus
Author(s) -
Marcin M. Romaniuk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
études et travaux
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2449-9579
pISSN - 2084-6762
DOI - 10.12775/etudtrav.34.016
Subject(s) - terracotta , excavation , pipeline transport , capital (architecture) , archaeology , ancient history , engineering , history , geography , environmental engineering
This paper presents the results of studies on the ancient terracotta pipelines discovered during excavations conducted since 1965 by the Polish Archaeological Mission of the University of Warsaw in the so-called Maloutena area, the residential district of the Hellenistic-Roman capital of Cyprus, Nea Paphos. The pipelines were examined in terms of the pipe types they were composed of, their construction and maintenance aspects, chronology, function and structural interrelations to recognise the role they played in the water management system of Maloutena and Nea Paphos over time.